Public water system · MT0001116
ActiveLincolns Silver Dollar Bar
At a glance
Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar (PWSID MT0001116) is an active transient non-community water system in Mineral County, Montana. It reports serving 520 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
520
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar compare with other water systems in Mineral County?
By EPA's size categories, Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mineral County has 37 active public water systems, and Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14% above the county average of 454 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 16,812 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Montana, the 2,378 active systems average 489 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar is about 3.6 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Montana has 1,206 active transient non-community water systems, 51% of the state's 2,378 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,994 Montana systems (84%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar?
EPA lists Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar as privately owned. The MT state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 26 of the 37 active systems in Mineral County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and April 2016. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar?
Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar (PWSID MT0001116) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MT state drinking water program.
How many people does Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar serve?
Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar reports serving 520 people through 1 service connection in Mineral County, Montana.
Where does Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MT state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Mineral County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz Flat Rest Stop West | Mineral | 3,301 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Quartz Flat Rest Stop East | Mineral | 3,301 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dena Mora Saltese East Rest | Mineral | 3,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dena Mora Saltese West Rest | Mineral | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Superior Town of | Mineral | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alberton Town of | Mineral | 495 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Lincolns Silver Dollar Bar, PWSID MT0001116, Montana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/montana/lincolns-silver-dollar-bar-mt0001116 (data as of October 1, 2026).